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Mixture Problems and Solutions Guide

Here are 6 mixture problems with work shown: 1) 12 L of a 35% boric acid solution was mixed with some amount of water to produce a 20% boric acid solution. How much water was added? Water: x 35% solution: 12 L at 35% = 0.35(12) = 4.2 Mixture: x + 12 L at 20% = 0.2(x + 12) 0.35(12) + 0(x) = 0.2(x + 12) 4.2 + 0 = 0.2x + 2.4 1.8 = 0.2x x = 9 L 2) Milk at 3% butter

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Mixture Problems and Solutions Guide

Here are 6 mixture problems with work shown: 1) 12 L of a 35% boric acid solution was mixed with some amount of water to produce a 20% boric acid solution. How much water was added? Water: x 35% solution: 12 L at 35% = 0.35(12) = 4.2 Mixture: x + 12 L at 20% = 0.2(x + 12) 0.35(12) + 0(x) = 0.2(x + 12) 4.2 + 0 = 0.2x + 2.4 1.8 = 0.2x x = 9 L 2) Milk at 3% butter

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Objective: To solve mixture


problems.

Standard 5.0
Mixture Problems Notes Paper
1) How much water was added to 12 L of a 35% boric acid
solution to produce a solution that was 20% boric acid?

amount % acid = total value


Multiply across
water x 0 0
solution 12 .35 .35(12)
Mixture X + 12 .20 .20(x + 12) Add down

.35(12) + 0 = .20(x + 12)


4.2 = .20x + 2.4
1.8 = .2x 9 L water
9=x
Mixture Problems Notes Paper
2) Milk with 3% butterfat was mixed with cream with 27%
butterfat to produce 36 L of half-and-half with 11%
butterfat content. How much of each was used?
amount % bf = total value
Multiply across
milk x .03 .03x
cream 36-x .27 .27(36-x)
Mixture 36 .11 .11(36) Add down

.03x + .27(36 x) = .11(36)


x = 24 L (3%)
.03x + 9.72 .27x = 3.96
12 L (27%)
-.24x + 9.72 = 3.96
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Mixture Problems Notes Paper
3) How much water was added to 3 L of a 27% boric acid
solution to produce a solution that was 18% boric acid?
This is like problem #1
amount % acid = total value
Multiply across
water X 0 0
solution 3 .27 .27(3)
Mixture x+3 .18 .18(x + 3) Add down

0 + .27(3) = .18(x + 3)
.81 = .18x + .54
.27 = .18x 1.5 L water
1.5 = x
Mixture Problems Notes Paper
4) A radiator contains 6 L of a 48% antifreeze mixture. How
much pure antifreeze should be added to make a mixture
that is 74% antifreeze?
amount % af = total value
Multiply across
pure anti X 1.00 X
48% anti 6 .48 .48(6)
Mixture x+6 .74 .74(x + 6) Add down

x + .48(6) = .74x + 4.44


x + 2.88 = .74x + 4.44
.26x + 2.88 = 4.44 6 L pure antifreeze
.26x = 1.56
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